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Stand Strong Against Polar Bear Hunting
Target: Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Hunting polar bears is illegal in the United States. The recent decision to list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act closed a gaping loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) that had allowed wealthy U.S. trophy hunters to kill polar bears in Canada, where such hunting is legal, and import polar bear trophies into the U.S.
But now Safari Club International, a big game trophy hunters' club, is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse this ban on importing polar bear trophies. More than 900 polar bear heads and hides had been imported into the U.S since 1994 because of the MMPA loophole.
We have to do everything we can to prevent the polar bear's downward spiral. We need the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stand strong on polar bear trophy hunting - urge Director Dale Hall to uphold the ban on importing polar bear hunting trophies from Canada.
But now Safari Club International, a big game trophy hunters' club, is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse this ban on importing polar bear trophies. More than 900 polar bear heads and hides had been imported into the U.S since 1994 because of the MMPA loophole.
We have to do everything we can to prevent the polar bear's downward spiral. We need the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stand strong on polar bear trophy hunting - urge Director Dale Hall to uphold the ban on importing polar bear hunting trophies from Canada.
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# 150:
5:03 am PDT, Jun 19,
Rikki Thompson, Ohio
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# 148:
4:59 am PDT, Jun 19,
Mariana Duran, Argentina
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Maria Beatrice Barberis, Italy
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RB Archer, Colorado
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Marjorie Jonasson, New Jersey
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Caroline Bissey, New Zealand
# 143:
4:14 am PDT, Jun 19,
Monique Johnson, Canada
# 142:
4:07 am PDT, Jun 19,
Eloisa Moreno, Texas
I support the case of the polar bears as they symbolize an environmental barometer being preserved; then, we are keeping this country's greatest priority at heart...to cherish her sacred minorities be they people, or precious resources.
I support the case of the polar bears as they symbolize an environmental barometer being preserved; then, we are keeping this country's greatest priority at heart...to cherish her sacred minorities be they people, or precious resources.
# 141:
4:02 am PDT, Jun 19,
Susan Walker, California
We don't need this to accelerate the demise of yet another species.
We don't need this to accelerate the demise of yet another species.
# 140:
3:56 am PDT, Jun 19,
Jenni Smith, Ohio
# 139:
3:51 am PDT, Jun 19,
Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania
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Christina Willms, Germany
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William Law, Michigan
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Name not displayed, Spain
# 135:
3:17 am PDT, Jun 19,
Kenneth Fort, Minnesota
# 134:
3:14 am PDT, Jun 19,
Name not displayed, Estonia
Stop killing other live animals!
Stop killing other live animals!
# 133:
3:10 am PDT, Jun 19,
Diana Wittenbreder, Arizona
# 132:
3:05 am PDT, Jun 19,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Don't kill these poor creatures
Don't kill these poor creatures
# 131:
2:55 am PDT, Jun 19,
Robyn MacDonald, Australia
# 130:
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Anne sophie Brion, France
# 129:
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Suey Sivula, New Zealand
# 128:
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John Miller, Illinois
# 127:
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Fabio Roccaforte, Italy
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Aleasha Casaretto, Texas
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Steve Klein, Canada
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Laura Tatti, Italy
# 123:
1:44 am PDT, Jun 19,
Timothy Bruck, Ohio
# 122:
1:41 am PDT, Jun 19,
Kelsey Evans-Harrison, Australia
save the polar bears! stop killing them!
save the polar bears! stop killing them!
# 121:
1:35 am PDT, Jun 19,
Cherry Marrone, Arizona
# 120:
1:32 am PDT, Jun 19,
Vicki Poe, Virginia
# 119:
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Katherine Cadury, Switzerland
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Margaret Patrick, United Kingdom
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1:06 am PDT, Jun 19,
Jennifer Cribbs, Ohio
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Bill Craig, Germany
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1:03 am PDT, Jun 19,
Eva Eberhardt, California
# 114:
1:00 am PDT, Jun 19,
Stela Vasques, Portugal
# 113:
12:56 am PDT, Jun 19,
Pamela Gomez, United Kingdom
# 112:
12:56 am PDT, Jun 19,
Genny Chopourian, Cyprus
The polar bear world population is already in grave danger with the threat of the Bush administration's search for more oil and gas in their Arctic habitat and casual disregard for global warming. And now these overpaid macho men at their 'Safari Club International' want to kill off the Canadian polar bears ? It's DISGUSTING.
The polar bear world population is already in grave danger with the threat of the Bush administration's search for more oil and gas in their Arctic habitat and casual disregard for global warming. And now these overpaid macho men at their 'Safari Club International' want to kill off the Canadian polar bears ? It's DISGUSTING.
# 111:
12:37 am PDT, Jun 19,
Matthew Lunsford, Arkansas
Polar Bears habitat is being destroyed already thanks to global warming, we don't need no dang hunters to bring their numbers down faster.
Polar Bears habitat is being destroyed already thanks to global warming, we don't need no dang hunters to bring their numbers down faster.
# 110:
12:21 am PDT, Jun 19,
Vonny Tsu, Indonesia
# 109:
12:17 am PDT, Jun 19,
Shirley Strang, Australia
Polar bears are majestic creatures & anybody who would kill them for any reason must be sick psychotics who should be eliminated themselves from our society!!!!
Polar bears are majestic creatures & anybody who would kill them for any reason must be sick psychotics who should be eliminated themselves from our society!!!!
# 108:
12:09 am PDT, Jun 19,
Emily C-w, California
If you reverse the ban, you're basically stating that all the work you did to get the ban in the first place was for nothing. We should be glad no one hunts humans as a sport to hang on their wall.
If you reverse the ban, you're basically stating that all the work you did to get the ban in the first place was for nothing. We should be glad no one hunts humans as a sport to hang on their wall.
# 107:
12:06 am PDT, Jun 19,
David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania
# 106:
11:59 pm PDT, Jun 18,
J Dolowich, California
We need your help to stop trophy hunters from capitalizing on loopholes. Don't allow import of polar bear parts into the US!
We need your help to stop trophy hunters from capitalizing on loopholes. Don't allow import of polar bear parts into the US!
# 105:
11:59 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Lyndsey Espinosa, Florida
# 104:
11:56 pm PDT, Jun 18,
JJ Jencuyah, California
Polar bears are a threatened population already.--We need to know that you won't unwittingly sabotage them by allowing exportation of their trophies into the US.
Polar bears are a threatened population already.--We need to know that you won't unwittingly sabotage them by allowing exportation of their trophies into the US.
# 103:
11:37 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Dogan Ozkan, Turkey
# 102:
11:34 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Jennifer Berce, Hawaii
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Martina Roski, Germany